2 basketball myths:
1) Players are more athletic now. No they are not. Shawn Kemp, Jordan, Dominique, Pippen…list goes on and they also had to be stronger and more physical to even perform in an area of hand checking.
2) There are better 3 point shooters now. No there are not. Everybody and their Mom just has to be able to shoot them…a lot, because Math has ruined baseball and basketball. It’s definitely made them more boring and is actually diminishing the need for true athleticism.
Turn back the clock and let Mark Price, Bird, Dale Ellis, Miller, and number of efficient gunners shoot primarily threes at today’s current volume.
80s teams using 80s refs would destroy these quasi athletic teams. Because everyone has a plan they say, until they get punched in the face. I believe Mike Tyson said that. In the 80s.
I love the argument that humans have evolved genetically since 1986. The league was brimming with freak athletes and better all around players that could shoot threes all day. Except they didn’t.
Because we’re in an era of Money Ball. In the 1988, Durant would be snapped in half by three Pistons as Isaiah ordered the assault and Dumars led a break.
The NBA today is a great Soap Opera. The step back is a set back though.
I miss Thugs. Where have you gone Charles Oakley and Maurice Lucas?
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